EX-99

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Putnam Global Equity Fund:

In planning and performing our audits of the financial
statements of the Putnam Global Equity Fund (the Fund) as of
and for the year ended October 31, 2008, in accordance with
the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), we considered the Funds internal
control over financial reporting, including controls over
safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our
auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our
opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the
requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds
internal control over financial reporting.   Accordingly, we
express no such opinion.
Management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and
maintaining effective internal control over financial
reporting.  In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and
judgments by management are required to assess the expected
benefits and related costs of controls.  A companys internal
control over financial reporting is a process designed to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A companys
internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of
the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in
accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that
could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to
future periods are subject to the risk that controls may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting
exists when the design or operation of a control does not
allow management or employees, in the normal course of
performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect
misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a
deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal
control over financial reporting, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a
Funds annual or interim financial statements will not be
prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Funds internal control over
financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in
the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all
deficiencies in internal control that might be material
weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  However, we
noted no deficiencies in the Funds internal control over
financial reporting and its operation, including controls
over safeguarding securities that we consider to be a
material weakness as defined above as of October 31, 2008.

This report is intended solely for the information and use
of management and the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Global
Equity Fund and the Securities and Exchange Commission and
is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other
than these specified parties.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 10, 2008

EX-99

Putnam Global Equity Fund

Because the electronic format for filing Form N-SAR does not
provide adequate space for responding to certain items correctly,
the correct answers are as follows:

53A	For the period ended October 31, 2008, Putnam Management
has assumed $3,670 of legal, shareholder servicing and
communication, audit and Trustee fees incurred by the fund in
connection with certain legal and regulatory matters.

72DD1 	Class A		   46,704
		Class B		    4,473
		Class C		      736

72DD2	Class M		      708
		Class R		       60
		Class Y		    1,276

73A1		Class A		     .322
		Class B		     .220
		Class C		     .239

73A2		Class M		     .262
		Class R		     .314
		Class Y		     .353

74U1      Class A		  127,523
		Class B		   12,062
		Class C		    2,459

74U2		Class M		    2,224
		Class R		      184
		Class Y		    3,548


74V1		Class A		    6.55
		Class B		    5.94
		Class C		    6.26

74V2		Class M		    6.30
		Class R		    6.48
		Class Y		    6.76


Item 61

Additional Information About Minimum Required Investment

Shareholders can open a fund account with as little as $500 and
make subsequent investments in any amount. The minimum investment
is waived if you make regular investments weekly, semi-monthly,
or monthly through automatic deductions through your bank
checking or savings account. Currently, Putnam is waiving the
minimum, but reserves the right to reject initial investments
under the minimum.






Item 85B

Additional Information About Errors and Omissions Policy
While no claims with respect to the Registrant/Series were filed
under such policy during the period, requests under such policy
for reimbursement of legal expenses and costs arising out of
claims of market timing activity in the Putnam Funds have been
submitted by the investment manager of the Registrant/Series.

EX-99

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
issued
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
(the
Interpretation). The Interpretation prescribes a minimum
threshold for
financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position
taken or
expected to be taken by a filer in the filers tax return. Upon
adoption, the
Interpretation did not have a material effect on the funds
financial statements.
However, the conclusions regarding the Interpretation may be
subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors
including,
but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from
the FASB,
and on-going analysis of tax laws, regulations and
interpretations thereof.
Each of the funds federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal
years remains
subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting
Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (the Standard). The
Standard
defines fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value
and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The Standard applies
to fair
value measurements already required or permitted by existing
standards.
The Standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007
and interim periods within those fiscal years. Putnam Management
does not
believe the adoption of the Standard will impact the amounts
reported in the
financial statements; however, additional disclosures will be
required about
the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value.
In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 161)
an amendment
of FASB Statement No. 133, was issued and is effective for fiscal
years
beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced
disclosures

about how and why an entity uses derivative instruments and how
derivative
instruments affect an entitys financial position. Putnam
Management is currently
evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the
funds
financial statement disclosures.
In September 2008, FASB Staff Position FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4,
Disclosures
about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of
FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and
Clarifi cation
of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161 (the Amendment)
was
issued and is effective for annual and interim reporting periods
ending
after November 15, 2008. The Amendment requires enhanced
disclosures
regarding a funds credit derivatives holdings and hybrid
financial instruments
containing embedded credit derivatives. Putnam Management is
currently
evaluating the impact the adoption of the Amendment will have on
the funds
financial statement disclosures.